NAME

       dnf-modulesync - DNF modulesync Plugin

       Download packages from modules and/or create a repository with modular data.

SYNOPSIS

       dnf modulesync [options] [<module-spec>...]

DESCRIPTION

       modulesync  downloads  packages from modules according to provided arguments and creates a
       repository with modular data in working directory.  In  environment  with  modules  it  is
       recommend  to  use  the command for redistribution of packages, because DNF does not allow
       installation of modular  packages  without  modular  metadata  on  the  system  (Fail-safe
       mechanism).  The  command  without  an argument creates a repository like createrepo_c but
       with modular metadata collected from all available repositories.

       See examples.

ARGUMENTS

       <module-spec>
              Module specification for the package to download. The argument is an optional.

OPTIONS

       All general DNF options are accepted. Namely, the --destdir option can be used to  specify
       directory where packages will be downloaded and the new repository created. See Options in
       dnf(8) for details.

       -n, --newest-only
              Download only packages from the newest modules.

       --enable_source_repos
              Enable repositories with source packages

       --enable_debug_repos
              Enable repositories with debug-info and debug-source packages

       --resolve
              Resolve and download needed dependencies

EXAMPLES

       dnf modulesync nodejs
              Download packages from nodejs module and crete a repository with  modular  metadata
              in working directory

       dnf download nodejs

       dnf modulesync
              The  first  download  command  downloads  nodejs package into working directory. In
              environment with modules nodejs package can be a modular package therefore  when  I
              create  a  repository  I  have  to  insert  also  modular  metadata  from available
              repositories  to  ensure  100%  functionality.  Instead  of  createrepo_c  use  dnf
              modulesync  to  create  a  repository  in working directory with nodejs package and
              modular metadata.

       dnf --destdir=/tmp/my-temp modulesync nodejs:14/minimal --resolve
              Download package required for installation of minimal profile  from  module  nodejs
              and  stream  14  into directory /tmp/my-temp and all required dependencies. Then it
              will create a repository  in  /tmp/my-temp  directory  with  previously  downloaded
              packages and modular metadata from all available repositories.

       dnf module install nodejs:14/minimal --downloadonly --destdir=/tmp/my-temp

       dnf modulesync --destdir=/tmp/my-temp
              The   first  dnf  module  install  command  downloads  package  from  required  for
              installation of minimal profile from module nodejs and  stream  14  into  directory
              /tmp/my-temp.  The  second  command  dnf  modulesync  will  create  a repository in
              /tmp/my-temp directory with previously downloaded  packages  and  modular  metadata
              from  all  available  repositories.  In  comparison  to  dnf  –destdir=/tmp/my-temp
              modulesync nodejs:14/minimal –resolve it will only download packages  required  for
              installation on current system.

SEE ALSO

       • dnf(8), DNF Command Reference

AUTHOR

       See AUTHORS in your Core DNF Plugins distribution

COPYRIGHT

       2023, Red Hat, Licensed under GPLv2+